Third day Ashes snapshot

Score: Australia is 1-181 in its second innings
holding an overall lead of 626 in a massive mismatch after
declining to enforce the follow on despite routing England for 157
today.

Man of the moment: Glenn McGrath. On Saturday
McGrath said he was operating at 95 per cent and just a whisker
away from his best. At the time it seemed like he was playing with
the tourists' frazzled minds. His crack-hitting 6-50 today showed
he wasn't fooling around.

Key moment: Andrew Flintoff's third-ball duck.
When Flintoff edged Brett Lee behind only six balls after star
batsman Kevin Pietersen fell at the other end to McGrath, England
had slumped to 5-79 and any hope was lost.

Stat of the day: The third-day crowd of 38,719
give a total attendance of 117,322 for the match thus far. It
breaks the 74-year aggregate Gabba record of 93,143, posted during
the Bodyline series. What's more the 1932-33 Test went six
days.

Quote of the day: "That again will have a
demoralising affect on the English batsmen. It'll all play on how
things go (for them) in the second innings," McGrath said of
Australia's decision to bat again with no troubles.

Summary: Australia is torturing an already
demoralised England. On a cracking pitch that was a minefield when
the visitors batted, the world champions passed England's first
innings score in just 35 overs and without losing a wicket to a
bowler. A declaration before lunch tomorrow will give more than
five sessions to take 10 wickets. Two should suffice.